(Zee News)
In a major exercise, as many as 20 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will land on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Tuesday. The exercise is being conducted to test the capability of the IAF to land its fighter jets on highways in the even of an emergency or in a war-like situation.
The drill, which is being conducted by the IAF in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Government, will see participation from a C130 with Garud commandos for assault landing as well as three Jaguars, six Mirages (in two batches of three each), six SU 30s (in two batches of three each) in touch down and take off operation.
In preparation for the mammoth exercise, the stretch near Bangarmau in Unaao district, around 65 km from Uttar Pradesh’s capital was closed for vehicular movement on Monday. According to the Defence Central Command, PRO, Gargi Malik Sinha, this will be the first time that a transport aircraft will “land and then take off”.The AN-32 aircraft are for humanitarian assistance and relief operations during floods or any other natural calamity.
